Archive for August, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love

2010Aug 28

Article first published as Life Lessons from Eat, Pray, Love on Technorati. Elizabeth Gilbert went on an amazing journey of self discovery that culminated in her best-selling book and now hit movie, Eat, Pray, Love. The New Yorker describes the author's journey as "a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, …

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Cookies

2010Aug 27

If you haven't guessed by now, I love making cookies. I especially love making cookies that cause my family to groan with delight. It's music to my ears. I can always go with the traditional chocolate chip cookie, but every now and then, I'm looking for a cookie that really stands out from the crowd. I think I have found …

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Name Interview: Laurie Fabiano

2010Aug 25

One day while indulging in my guilty pleasure of reading the O Magazine, I came across this article, “Books You'll Love in Our Biggest, Best, Summer Reading Issue Ever!" One book in particular caught my eye and I’m sure it won’t take you long to understand why. When I first saw the title of the book, Elizabeth Street, …

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Vegan 7-Layer Dip

2010Aug 23

There are all kinds of fiestas in this word. There's the Fiesta Bowl. The Ford Fiesta. Fiesta Casinos. Oh, and there's the Fiesta Familia! Yes, our family fiesta. That happens just about any time we fix this completely delicious, utterly addictive Vegan 7-Layer Dip. Vegans and non-vegans alike dive into this dip because each layer of flavor is delicious and …

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Bug Soup

2010Aug 22

My husband and I came across an unusual find in the garden recently. A monarch caterpillar. He was so striking we had to run and get the camera. Caterpillars are such amazing creatures. They are the larvae of butterflies. As larvae, their main job is to eat and eat and eat. Hmm, sounds like an interesting job description! After they've …

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You Say Cicada, I Say Locust, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

2010Aug 21

My job today is to weed the flower bed. It's my one task for the day. Well, it's my one yardwork kind of task at least. It shouldn't be too difficult of a task either because I have lots of weeds to choose from. I hate weeding. Do you? I'm amazed by all the ways I can distract myself when …

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